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Carpenter Bee

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Field Notes

Description:

Bee and a type of bee balm at a Friend's home. Picture 2 is a better picture of the plant the bee is occuping.

Habitat:

Flowers and gardens

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
Juan DiTrani
Yep, I'm very sure it's a Carpenter bee (Xylocopa sp.)
Gordon Dietzman
I wonder if this is a carpenter bee instead of a bumblebee. Take a look at this page http://bugguide.net/node/view/3508/bgimage and see what you think.

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Great Pollinator Project of NYC
Photographed
PublishedApril 18, 2011

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